MONTGOMERY, AL — The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor say they plan to run positive campaigns without attacking each other with negative ads.

Republican nominee Robert Bentley made the pledge Tuesday night after winning the nomination over Bradley Byrne. Democratic nominee Ron Sparks made the pledge at a news conference Wednesday.

Sparks said Alabama deserves a clean campaign run on the issues because the state is facing so many problems, including the Gulf oil spill and high unemployment.

"The voters of this state are looking for leadership," Sparks said. "They want to know where candidates stand on the issues and their plans to help the working families of this state. They are hiring us to do a job, not to fight with each other or play politics."

Both candidates agree on one thing. They say the winner of the general election Nov. 2 will be the candidate who has the best plan to create jobs.

Sparks also said he has asked Attorney General Troy King to brief him and Bentley on the state’s legal strategies for dealing with BP and the Gulf oil spill.

Alabama’s next governor doesn’t need to wait until after the Nov. 2 election to get up to speed on legal issues surrounding the spill, he said.